Last weekend, Hungary’s Janos szusza84Toth (pictured) chopped the PokerStars Sunday $100 Rebuy. A field of 999 players turned out for the tournament and after rebuys and add-ons were accounted for, a prize pool of $331,000 was up for grabs. The two-way deal saw selinantis officially come away with the win and land $57,000, while Toth collected a healthy $48,000 payday and finished in second place. He’s on the verge of cracking $3 million in tracked online poker earnings and is at #92 worldwide in the PocketFives Online Poker Player Rankings.

We caught up with Toth, who is a pro at the Hungarian-focused Pokerakademia, to break down his latest five-figure score.

PocketFives: Thanks for joining us. Tell us how you’re feelingabout your PokerStars Sunday $100 Rebuy chop.

Janos Toth: It’s really great. I had just come back from my holiday in Thailand and started the session when I got home. It was really unexpected. I was tired, so I only registered for a few hours, and it was one of the shortest sessions of my life.

PocketFives: Do you think the length of the session played a part in your success?

Janos Toth: Good question. Usually, if you play short sessions, you can focus better, but you can’t expect short sessions when you’re playing MTTs. The funny thing is that I grinded through October and November, playing like 10,000 MTTs and MTSNGs without any success; I didn’t have a score above $10,000. Then, I took a break in December and a little bit in January, playing only the Sunday tournaments. I won the Second Chance in December and now the $100 Rebuy in January.

PocketFives: Can you walk us through how the $100 Rebuy went in general?

Janos Toth: It’s usually one of the toughest fields; any regular can tell you that. I managed to build a great stack when there were only 30 to 50 players left. Many times I’ve been there, so I didn’t expect much, and probably because of the holiday, I didn’t stress at all.

I didn’t get any good hands or situations down the stretch and got to the final table as one of the short stacks. With my stack, I wasn’t able to control the table; I just tried to survive. Luckily, the final table wasn’t very tough. In a Sunday $100 Rebuy, it can get very nasty.

We tried to chop when we reached the final four, but we couldn’t deal. And when we reached heads-up, I didn’t want to play for $17,000. I was a 2:1 dog and even though I’m okay in heads-up play, it’s gamble, even in the long-run, since you don’t play many times for that much money.

PocketFives: You were once as high as #28 worldwide in the PocketFives Rankings. Are you excited to be back in the top 100 at #92?

Janos Toth: It’s good to be there, but I would prefer to be in the top 10. I’m pretty sure I will accomplish that this year, as I’m planning to put in lots of volume from now on.

PocketFives: Can you tell our readers about the state of Hungarian poker, both live and online?

Janos Toth: Poker is very popular. Live games are regulated and online regulations are on the way. I hope it won’t affect the games too much, though. You can find many Hungarian players in different poker rooms all over the internet. On the live scene, there aren’t many live events around, only smaller ones. Lots of players go to Austria for some action.

PocketFives: Do you foresee poker growing in Hungary in the future?

Janos Toth: It’s hard to say. I think the great poker boom in Hungary is over, but it doesn’t mean it will stop growing. The salaries here are low and life is expensive, so it’s nice to earn some extra money if you have the talent or the luck. I know many students at the universities who cover their expenses from poker and there’s nothing wrong with that.

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